Dusky dolphin movement patterns: Short-term effects of tourism

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 430-449

  Lundquist, D ^a   Gemmell, N J ^a   Wursig B ^b   Markowitz, T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Life Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioural effects; Ecotourism; Human disturbance; Swim withdolphin; Theodolite; Tourism impact; Whale watching; Wildlife management

Indexed keywords

DOLPHIN; ECOTOURISM; FITNESS; LINEARITY; MOVEMENT; SUMMER; TOURISM; WHALE; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT; WINTER;

KAIKOURA; MARLBOROUGH; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND;

CETACEA; LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS;

EID: 84888867846     PISSN: 00288330     EISSN: 11758805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288330.2013.778301     Document Type: Article

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